US 12,294,184 B2
Legible confirmation of mated connection system
Bart N. Caldwell, Farmington, OH (US); John D. Schneider, Warren, OH (US); John G. Kountz, Poland, OH (US); and Michael J. DeMonica, Cortland, OH (US)
Assigned to Aptiv Technologies AG, Schaffhausen (CH)
Filed by Aptiv Technologies AG, Schaffhausen (CH)
Filed on Sep. 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/948,326.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/308,215, filed on Feb. 9, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/246,439, filed on Sep. 21, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0088130 A1, Mar. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. H01R 13/641 (2006.01); G06K 7/00 (2006.01); G06K 7/14 (2006.01); G06K 19/06 (2006.01); H01R 13/46 (2006.01); H01R 13/629 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/641 (2013.01) [G06K 7/1417 (2013.01); G06K 7/1439 (2013.01); G06K 19/06037 (2013.01); H01R 13/465 (2013.01); H01R 13/62944 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A connector assembly, comprising:
a first housing having an indicium imprinted thereon; and
a movable member movable from a first position configured to render the indicium illegible to an optical scanning device to a second position configured to render the indicium legible to the optical scanning device, the indicium being visible when the movable member is in the first position and when the movable member is in the second position, the movable member being configured to intrude into a quiet zone around the indicium when in the first position, and the movable member being outside of the quiet zone when in the second position.